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Clemency denied for Lake lawyer in DUI manslaughter case

TALLAHASSEE – A lawyer with deep family roots in Lake County won’t get a reduced sentence for killing a man while driving drunk in 2009. The Florida Clemency Board on Wednesday unanimously rejected a request from Bruce Duncan, 53, to commute his sentence. read more

Polo club founder Goodman's appeals in DUI manslaughter case advancing in two courts

A battle over blood samples in the case of Wellington polo club founder John Goodman — convicted of DUI manslaughter ... Judge Jeffrey Colbath denied bond for Goodman without explanation or holding a hearing. So his lawyers asked the appeals court ... read more

Polo magnate found guilty in DUI manslaughter case

WEST PALM BEACH — Polo mogul John Goodman was convicted of DUI-manslaughter ... denied our client’s ability to get a fair trial. We intend to file an appeal so that our client can receive the just and fair proceeding to which he is entitled by law.” read more

The warning shot that condemned Orville Lee Wollard to prison and changed Florida

The law says that ... coach's sentence for DUI manslaughter was 10 years. The victim's family, friends and a state legislator lobbied in support of the coach's release in three years. But each case is unique. Scott and the Board of Clemency met the morning ... read more

In Delray DUI manslaughter case, battle over car's 'black box'

Charles Worsham, Jr. 32, is charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the Oct. 6, 2013 crash death of his passenger, Amanda Patterson, 25, of Lake ... was denied because it was too late, the prosecutor wrote. Worsham's lawyer contends that ... read more

Man who claims prosecutors withheld evidence set to be freed

The deal comes several weeks after Williams' attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case and reverse ... originally charged with DUI with serious bodily injury, but troopers upgraded her charges to include DUI manslaughter Saturday. read more

Ex-prison guard, now inmate, fights 2004 DUI conviction

TAVARES – A former federal corrections officer convicted of DUI/manslaughter for a fatal accident ... Purdie Burkes, 41, claims he was denied a fair trial because of mistakes his lawyer made. Burkes, an inmate at the Wakulla Work Camp in Florida's ... read more

Goodman wants new trial moved, delayed until next year

John Goodman's new attorneys ... DUI manslaughter trial moved out of Palm Beach County and delayed until at least January, according to a report filed Tuesday. Defense attorneys Douglas Duncan and Scott Richardson also revealed they've been denied case ... read more

No clemency for Lake lawyer in DUI manslaughter case

TALLAHASSEE — A lawyer with deep family roots in Lake County won't get a reduced sentence for killing a man while driving drunk in 2009. The Florida Clemency Board on Wednesday ... even though Duncan did not have a prior DUI conviction. read more

March date set for Goodman DUI manslaughter retrial

Jury selection for the retrial in the DUI manslaughter case of polo executive ... and a victory for the media as the judge denied a rare request for a so-called gag order concerning the case. Goodman's attorneys, backed by prosecutors, wanted the court ... read more